Tealium is launching a private cloud offering. This will let companies use the Tealium platform while keeping their data isolated and making it easier to comply with local privacy regulations. Private clouds are especially popular in industries with highly sensitive data such as financial services and health care.
When Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion, observers suspected the justification for the price was closer connection of LinkedIn data with Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM system. Sure enough, the company has just announced a “Data Validation” feature that will automatically update Dynamics CRM when LinkedIn learns that a contact has changed companies. As Microsoft puts it quite nicely, “It’s one simple field – but with a lot of powerful uses for Sales Operations teams and users alike.”
IntentData.io isn’t giving up on third party data quite yet. They’ve just announced a new intent data algorithm that combines custom category development with high-speed activation. No mention of privacy issues but you can bet they have an answer.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.